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  2. Marine iguana - Wikipedia

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    The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands . Unique among modern lizards , it is a marine reptile that has the ability to forage in the sea for algae , which makes up almost all of its diet. [ 3 ]

  3. List of animals in the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae) Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus) Albemarle lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) Santa Fe lava lizard (Microlophus barringtonensis) San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus)

  4. Galápagos wildlife - Wikipedia

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    The marine iguana is also extremely unusual, since it is the only iguana adapted to life in the sea. Land iguanas, lava lizards, geckos and harmless snakes can also be found in the islands. The large number and range of birds is also of interest to scientists and tourists. Around 56 species live in the archipelago, of which 27 are found only in ...

  5. Marine Iguana Found in Galapagos Islands Looks Like a Real ...

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    Marine Iguanas are the only marine lizard species in the world found only in the Galápagos Islands. They can dive as deep as 30m (98 feet) and hold their breath for 30-40 minutes.

  6. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Corals and barnacles suffered, hammerhead sharks were driven away, and most of the island's seabirds failed to breed in 1997–98. The mortality rate of marine iguanas rose as the green algae they feed on was replaced by inedible red algae. During the 1982–83 El Niño, 70% of the marine iguanas starved to death because of this. [92]

  7. The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are ...

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    GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. The 2021 collapse of ...

  8. Galápagos Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Coastal lakes, moist soil and areas where freshwater and seawater mix contain unique species still to be studied. Cold, hot and warm marine currents come together here, generating a wide diversity of animal life: from small coloured fish to large mammals: [3] marine iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas, galapagos crabs, Galápagos sea lion, Sharks, Blue footed boobie, swallow-tailed gulls, ducks ...

  9. South Plaza Island - Wikipedia

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    The prickly pear cactus trees (Opuntia galapageia) are noteworthy, as is the large colony of Galápagos land iguanas. Furthermore, the territory and breeding season of the Galapagos land iguana overlap only on South Plaza Island with those of the marine iguana, giving rise to a unique population of hybrid iguanas. [3]